Baron Stourton is a title in the
Peerage of England, It was created by
patent in 1448 for
John Stourton.[2] In 1878, the ancient
barony of Mowbray was called out of
abeyance in favour of the twentieth Baron Stourton. About two weeks later, the
barony of Segrave was also called out of abeyance in his favour. Thereafter, the three baronies remained united. The formal title is Baron Mowbray, Segrave and Stourton.[3]
^This barony was created by
Simon de Montfort, who, in the King's name, issued writs of summons to
a parliament to attempt to stabilise his position during the
Second Barons' War. This barony was given its precedence by the House of Lords in 1806.
^Sharpe, John (ed.). Sharpe's Peerage of the British Empire exhibiting its present state and deducing the existing descents from the ancient nobility of England, Scotland and Ireland (1830). p. 5X5.
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abcTownend, Peter (ed.). Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage (103rd Edition). Burke's Peerage Limited. pp. 1752–1753.